Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, in his speech at the opening of the event, pointed out that today in Şanlıurfa there is the excitement of science, the power of technology, and the justified pride of producing and achieving, and said, "In this square, there are those who look beyond the horizon, challenge the impossible, work tirelessly to make their dreams come true, 'If I believe, if I struggle, I can do my best with the help of God!' Our young people have the will to say. "There is a Türkiye that protects its own children, believes in its own power, and builds the Turkish Century with the determination and courage of its young people." he said.
Stating that human history has gone through a difficult turning point where law and conscience are tested, Kacır said that in such a period, Türkiye has risen on the stage of history again as the hope of not only 86 million people in its 780 thousand square kilometers of homeland, but also millions of oppressed people all over the world in search of rights, justice and mercy. Emphasizing that there is a Turkey that is assertive in science and technology, determined to make the second century of its Republic the Turkish Century, and walking towards the Red Apple on its horizon, Kacır underlined that this walk took place with the vision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"WE WILL PUT Türkiye'S SIGN ON THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED STUDIES"
Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated that the National Technology Move is the name of the cause of strengthening independence in technology and transforming the wind of resurrection rising from these ancient lands into a storm that gives direction to the age and continued as follows:
"It is the construction journey of a Türkiye that has developed the better technology of every technology that has been denied to it, has torn away the tight clothes cut on it, and has destroyed the walls of learned helplessness. The National Technology Move is our steel wings floating in the sky, BAYRAKTAR, AKINCI, Kızılelma. HÜRJET, ANKA, GÖKBEY, KAAN. It is ANATOLIA that travels freely in the Blue Homeland. The steel guards of the sky homeland." It is HİSAR, it is SİPER. It is Togg that put an end to our nation's 60-year longing for domestic automobiles. Our mark in space is İMECE, TÜRKSAT 6A. We have made many projects, which were once considered a dream, come true with the hard work and wisdom of our engineers, technicians and entrepreneurs. Now, we are preparing to reach our horizons much further, to the Moon. "We will deliver our vehicle to the Moon. Our current level in science and technology is a harbinger of much greater success that we will achieve in the future, with God's permission. We will put Türkiye's signature on the world's most advanced work in artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology, semiconductors, advanced materials, and space and aviation technologies. Together, we will make the Turkish Century the century of science, technology and high value-added production."
Stating that it is the young people of the TEKNOFEST generation who build the future with the inspiration they draw from the traces of the past and its civilization, Kacır underlined that they are the soldiers who carry the honor, determination and passion of independence of the Turkish nation in their hearts.
"OUR DUTY IS TO PAVE THE WAY FOR YOUTH"
Emphasizing that they are raiders who have sworn to make what is thought to be impossible a reality, despite those who say "You can't do it, you can't succeed", Kacır said, "Our duty is to pave the way for this youth. Together with you, in the past 9 years, we have broken records in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Samsun, Gaziantep, Baku, Nicosia, Blue Homeland and TEKNOFESTs that have raised our hopes many times over." You are the Generation of Asım that our poet of Independence called out to. You are the ones who completed the unfinished dreams of Nuri Demirağ and Vecihi Hürkuş. I believe that, as the TEKNOFEST generation, you will be the ones who will overcome all the obstacles that are put in front of Türkiye with faith, determination and courage. You will transform our leadership march in science and technology into the revival of our civilization in the Turkish Century." he said.
Minister of Industry and Technology Kacır stated that today we are meeting in the lands where history whispers the truth and that everyone who comes to Şanlıurfa will definitely see Balıklı Lake. Reminding that Şanlıurfa is the city of Prophet Abraham, Kacır made the following evaluations:
"Look, how the great intellectual Sezai Karakoç describes Nimrod and Prophet Abraham. 'Nimrod means soul. Abraham means soul. If the soul does not burn in the fiery desires of the soul and can protect its delicate butterfly wings-like substance from the fire of the soul, it means that a person is saved. Nimrod set the fire completely on fire, but Abraham witnessed the fire going out without burning. Nimrod means cruelty. Abraham is his. Justice is such a gold that only dust burns in the fire of oppression, its rust melts, it becomes pure in that fire, and when the fire goes out, it shines as a pure ingot and declares its victory. If we consider the effects that destroy what exists and distort what is positive, it is the essence of sincerity that bases the domes of civilization on this fire.
"WE WILL GROW OUR BROTHERHOOD"
Mehmet Fatih Kacır emphasized that civilizations that cook and preserve their essence as they burn in the fire become stronger under harsh conditions. Stating that "His sincerity and sincerity protected the Prophet Abraham from the fire and neutralized the fire, and with this sincerity, the Prophet Abraham became a friend of God and a friend of the truth," Kacır said:
"The traces of that spirit and that sincerity were, centuries later, in the hearts of the people of Urfa, who laid down their lives to prevent the call to prayer from being heard and the flag from coming down in Anatolian lands, and who expelled the occupation forces from these lands on April 11, 1920. With that spirit, we stick together in the most difficult times. Today, we are witnessing a period in which wars, conflicts and injustices put humanity through severe tests in many parts of the world. What happened in Gaza "Genocide, the tearing of children and innocent people from life before our eyes, creates deep wounds in the hearts of every conscientious person. In a world where human life is devalued and child deaths are ordinary, there can be no talk of justice, law or a real civilization."
Kacır underlined that sooner or later, truth will prevail over falsehood and justice will prevail over oppression, and emphasized that goodness will definitely tear away the darkness of evil. Stating that in such a period when fires are rising around the country and the geography is turning into a ring of fire, the strongest answer they have given for centuries to those who try to separate the nation from each other is brotherhood, Kacır said, "In the words of our independence poet Mehmet Akif, 'An enemy cannot enter a divided nation without entering into it, hearts cannot digest him as long as he hits them together.' Our pain, our joy, our destiny and our future are the same. We are Anatolia, we are the Tigris, we are the Euphrates. We are those who share the food at the table of Halilu'r-Rahman. We are the children of those who fell shoulder to shoulder for the sake of the same homeland. We will hold on to our unity more tightly and grow our brotherhood even further. We shout from here, from the heart of the Fertile Crescent, from Şanlıurfa. We will never surrender this geography to the games of others. We will not compromise on our brotherhood of Turks, Kurds and Arabs. We are the homeowners of this land. Those who try to make other calculations should know very well that whoever closes the door on the owner of the house stays out."
"NO STOP, NO GIVING UP, NO GOING BACK FROM OUR GOALS"
Minister of Industry and Technology Kacır said that the enthusiasm they saw in Şanlıurfa showed the existence of a strong will in these lands.
Pointing out that there is a TEKNOFEST Generation that will leave its mark on Türkiye's future, Kacır said:
"There is no stopping, no giving up, no turning back from our goals. We will work harder, we will produce. Together, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, we will take Türkiye to the top in science and technology. We will continue to stand by our youth with TEKNOFESTs and Deneyaps, our science centers, science festivals, the Sector on Campus Program, our National Technology Academy and our National Technology Workshops."
